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When will the "Madness" stop

I have spend 10 years and an amount of money I don't even want to think about on the quest for the 'perfect' system.

I have gone through at least 20 of each component category (CD, Vinyl, Pre, Amp, Speakers, Wires, Gadgets,....). When I look through a Stereophile magazine... it is amazing.... I have had almost one piece from each advertiser.

This thread (my first)... is to ask all you audio experts... those of you who have settled down on a system... stopped the Madness.... what system did you finally find 'close enough' to being perfect.

Here is my answer:

Metronome T2i CD Player, Conrad Johnson 17LS pre, VTL Signature 185 Mono Blocks, EgglestonWorks Rosa speakers, and
Cardas Golden Reference cables.

With many good answers here... maybe this can save some of the others some TIME and MONEY. Especially the time.. since it is so precious !

Thanks ... and enjoy the music !

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angela100
435 posts
 
I find it all depends on you. If you are into the hobby to continue to learn, experiment, grow (as I am), then NO, the madness never stops. I don't consider it madness, however,I consider it passion.
-aj
audio_man
6 posts
 
Congratulations on finding the perfect system. You must have worked with a great dealer. I bet he isn't too happy now since you have the perfect system.
ohlala
1,231 posts
 
Sandle4 - you may enjoy going through the virtual systems and reading the owner-comments. Maybe you should type your up.
kthomas
911 posts
 
There is definitely a point (different for different people) where the cost of the next upgrade is sufficiently high as to buy a signficant amount of music. If you ever find yourself wondering why the Madness continues, find the willpower to turn a couple upgrades into a stack of new music that's tall enough that you'll have trouble listening to it all. Let the madness subside and see if the desire returns. If it does, you're having fun (and probably not spending your money/time on a boat or a motorcycle), so proceed - only when you do, you'll be doing it with an incredible music collection. -Kirk
thylantyr
2 posts
 
"Do it yourself" system rules, if you can do it of course.
Nothing can beat the price/performance ratio and even
exceed exotic stuff by a long shot.
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